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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Album Reviews 4out of 5
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Worn Copy

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Transferred on to CD from the original 8-track cassette recordings, 'Worn Copy' represents another fine case for the home studio solo artist. The artist in question is Ariel Pink who has no shame in making these tracks sound as lo-fi as possible. But whilst the production is amateurish, the songs within hint at a melodic genius that should delight anyone who has a guilty pleasure for glam, new wave, soul and FM radio but wants it to be abused into a pulp. Or to make a further comparison, this music represents the halfway house between Babybird's bleakness and Cursor Miner's unabashed electro-pop. Pink's opening gambit is an eleven minute suite that tackles rockabilly, progressive rock and punk where even the vocals - ranging between falsetto and drunken Bryan Ferry-isms - sound schizophrenic. Yet 'Worn Copy's main calling cards are its moments of skewed pop nostalgia taking on soul ('Crybaby'), moody bedsit electro ('Life In L.A.', 'Credit') and plain madness ('Oblivious Peninsula'). Only a major record deal could harm this man's chances of further glory.
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  Track Listing
01 Trepanated Earth
02 Immune To Emotion
03 Jules Lost His Jewels
04 Artifact
05 Bloody! (Bagonia's)
06 Credit
07 Life In L.A.
08 The Drummer
09 Cable Access Follies
10 Creepshow
11 One On One
12 Oblivious Peninsula
13 Somewhere In Europe/Hotpink!
14 Thespian City
Standout Track Crybaby
16 Folly Foibles/GOLD
17 Jagged Carnival Tours

Standout Track = Standout Track

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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - House Arrest
Babybird - Bugged, The Original Lo-Fi, Between My Ears There's Nothing But Music
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